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Labor Statistics > force, female > % of total labor force (2002) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Mozambique: 53.84 %   2002 Time series
# 2     Burundi: 52.66 %   2002 Time series
# 3     Rwanda: 51.75 %   2002 Time series
# 4     Cambodia: 51.72 %   2002 Time series
# 5     Ukraine: 49.75 %   2002 Time series
# 6     Tanzania: 49.72 %   2002 Time series
# 7     Malawi: 49.72 %   2002 Time series
# 8     Estonia: 49.32 %   2002 Time series
# 9     Lithuania: 49.16 %   2002 Time series
# 10     Russia: 49.13 %   2002 Time series
# 11     Kazakhstan: 49.08 %   2002 Time series
# 12     Bahamas, The: 49.03 %   2002 Time series
# 13     Belarus: 49 %   2002 Time series
# 14     Latvia: 48.81 %   2002 Time series
# 15     Armenia: 48.67 %   2002 Time series
# 16     Vietnam: 48.52 %   2002 Time series
# 17     Ghana: 48.3 %   2002 Time series
# 18     Madagascar: 48.29 %   2002 Time series
# 19     Finland: 48.08 %   2002 Time series
# 20     Uganda: 48.07 %   2002 Time series
# 21     Moldova: 48.03 %   2002 Time series
# 22     Barbados: 47.9 %   2002 Time series
# 23     Papua New Guinea: 47.71 %   2002 Time series
# 24     Sweden: 47.67 %   2002 Time series
# 25     Bulgaria: 47.43 %   2002 Time series
# 26     Azerbaijan: 47.19 %   2002 Time series
# 27     Norway: 47.04 %   2002 Time series
# 28     Iceland: 46.99 %   2002 Time series
# 29     Mali: 46.84 %   2002 Time series
# 30     Burkina Faso: 46.71 %   2002 Time series
# 31     Chad: 46.7 %   2002 Time series
# 32     Georgia: 46.63 %   2002 Time series
# 33     Vanuatu: 46.63 %   2002 Time series
# 34     Turkmenistan: 46.54 %   2002 Time series
# 35     Central African Republic: 46.45 %   2002 Time series
# 36     Denmark: 46.44 %   2002 Time series
# 37     Guinea: 46.36 %   2002 Time series
# 38     Slovenia: 46.14 %   2002 Time series
# 39     Macau: 46.08 %   2002 Time series
# 40     Virgin Islands: 46.07 %   2002 Time series
# 41     Angola: 46.01 %   2002 Time series
# 42     Netherlands Antilles: 45.96 %   2002 Time series
# 43     Canada: 45.95 %   2002 Time series
# 44     United States: 45.87 %   2002 Time series
# 45     Israel: 45.85 %   2002 Time series
# 46     United Kingdom: 45.79 %   2002 Time series
# 47     Switzerland: 45.76 %   2002 Time series
# 48     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 45.76 %   2002 Time series
# 49     Poland: 45.73 %   2002 Time series
# 50     Portugal: 45.72 %   2002 Time series
# 51     New Zealand: 45.69 %   2002 Time series
# 52     Romania: 45.59 %   2002 Time series
# 53     France: 45.54 %   2002 Time series
# 54     Slovakia: 45.44 %   2002 Time series
# 55     Thailand: 45.33 %   2002 Time series
# 56     Lesotho: 45.01 %   2002 Time series
# 57     Ethiopia: 44.85 %   2002 Time series
# 58     Burma: 44.78 %   2002 Time series
# 59     Australia: 44.75 %   2002 Time series
# 60     Hungary: 44.69 %   2002 Time series
# 61     China: 44.65 %   2002 Time series
# 62     Croatia: 44.51 %   2002 Time series
# 63     Hong Kong: 44.51 %   2002 Time series
# 64     Jamaica: 44.51 %   2002 Time series
# 65     Uzbekistan: 44.45 %   2002 Time series
# 66     Kyrgyzstan: 44.27 %   2002 Time series
# 67     Zimbabwe: 44.21 %   2002 Time series
# 68     Czech Republic: 44.2 %   2002 Time series
# 69     Germany: 44.16 %   2002 Time series
# 70     Bolivia: 44 %   2002 Time series
# 71     Kenya: 44 %   2002 Time series
# 72     Austria: 43.96 %   2002 Time series
# 73     Namibia: 43.74 %   2002 Time series
# 74     Botswana: 43.73 %   2002 Time series
# 75     Uruguay: 43.64 %   2002 Time series
# 76     Cyprus: 43.44 %   2002 Time series
# 77     Tajikistan: 43.32 %   2002 Time series
# 78     Netherlands: 43.32 %   2002 Time series
# 79     Gabon: 43.31 %   2002 Time series
# 80     Colombia: 43.27 %   2002 Time series
# 81     Belgium: 42.63 %   2002 Time series
# 82     Paraguay: 42.56 %   2002 Time series
# 83     Zambia: 42.49 %   2002 Time series
# 84     Senegal: 42.13 %   2002 Time series
# 85     Niger: 42.04 %   2002 Time series
# 86     Albania: 41.89 %   2002 Time series
# 87     Brazil: 41.74 %   2002 Time series
# 88     Argentina: 41.73 %   2002 Time series
# 89     Gambia, The: 41.55 %   2002 Time series
# 90     Ireland: 41.55 %   2002 Time series
# 91     Haiti: 41.53 %   2002 Time series
# 92     Eritrea: 41.27 %   2002 Time series
# 93     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 41.19 %   2002 Time series
# 94     Peru: 41.05 %   2002 Time series
# 95     Guinea-Bissau: 41.01 %   2002 Time series
# 96     Laos: 40.81 %   2002 Time series
# 97     Saint Lucia: 40.77 %   2002 Time series
# 98     Japan: 40.75 %   2002 Time series
# 99     Puerto Rico: 40.72 %   2002 Time series
# 100     Nepal: 40.67 %   2002 Time series
# 101     Serbia and Montenegro: 40.65 %   2002 Time series
# 102     Congo, Republic of the: 40.65 %   2002 Time series
# 103     Korea, South: 40.62 %   2002 Time series
# 104     Luxembourg: 40.42 %   2002 Time series
# 105     Comoros: 40.3 %   2002 Time series
# 106     Mongolia: 40.29 %   2002 Time series
# 107     Mauritania: 40.28 %   2002 Time series
# 108     Trinidad and Tobago: 40.03 %   2002 Time series
# 109     Spain: 39.81 %   2002 Time series
# 110     Cameroon: 39.78 %   2002 Time series
# 111     Liberia: 39.65 %   2002 Time series
# 112     Ecuador: 39.6 %   2002 Time series
# 113     Djibouti: 39.55 %   2002 Time series
# 114     Singapore: 39.52 %   2002 Time series
# 115     Macedonia, Republic of: 39.52 %   2002 Time series
# 116     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 39.49 %   2002 Time series
# 117     Greece: 39.46 %   2002 Time series
# 118     Somalia: 39.36 %   2002 Time series
# 119     Korea, North: 39.23 %   2002 Time series
# 120     Italy: 38.99 %   2002 Time series
# 121     Benin: 38.92 %   2002 Time series
# 122     South Africa: 38.85 %   2002 Time series
# 123     Solomon Islands: 38.73 %   2002 Time series
# 124     Philippines: 38.69 %   2002 Time series
# 125     Sierra Leone: 38.6 %   2002 Time series
# 126     Guam: 38.59 %   2002 Time series
# 127     El Salvador: 38.31 %   2002 Time series
# 128     Venezuela: 38.28 %   2002 Time series
# 129     French Polynesia: 38.08 %   2002 Time series
# 130     Fiji: 37.81 %   2002 Time series
# 131     Tonga: 37.77 %   2002 Time series
# 132     Indonesia: 37.74 %   2002 Time series
# 133     Bangladesh: 37.68 %   2002 Time series
# 134     Togo: 37.1 %   2002 Time series
# 135     New Caledonia: 37.1 %   2002 Time series
# 136     Suriname: 36.76 %   2002 Time series
# 137     Cuba: 36.63 %   2002 Time series
# 138     Equatorial Guinea: 36.6 %   2002 Time series
# 139     Guyana: 36.47 %   2002 Time series
# 140     Panama: 36.34 %   2002 Time series
# 141     East Timor: 36.05 %   2002 Time series
# 142     Malaysia: 35.31 %   2002 Time series
# 143     Nigeria: 35.15 %   2002 Time series
# 144     Maldives: 34.48 %   2002 Time series
# 145     Mauritius: 34.4 %   2002 Time series
# 146     Dominican Republic: 34.24 %   2002 Time series
# 147     Cape Verde: 33.92 %   2002 Time series
# 148     Brunei: 33.88 %   2002 Time series
# 149     Mexico: 33.85 %   2002 Time series
# 150     Chile: 33.59 %   2002 Time series
# 151     Swaziland: 33.52 %   2002 Time series
# 152     Costa Rica: 33.48 %   2002 Time series
# 153     Honduras: 33.4 %   2002 Time series
# 154     Belize: 32.99 %   2002 Time series
# 155     Samoa: 31.95 %   2002 Time series
# 156     Bhutan: 31.64 %   2002 Time series
# 157     Malta: 31.61 %   2002 Time series
# 158     Sri Lanka: 31.03 %   2002 Time series
# 159     Iran: 30.93 %   2002 Time series
# 160     Guatemala: 30.59 %   2002 Time series
# 161     Syria: 29.81 %   2002 Time series
# 162     Nicaragua: 29.71 %   2002 Time series
# 163     São Tomé and Príncipe: 29.35 %   2002 Time series
# 164     Lebanon: 29.22 %   2002 Time series
# 165     Algeria: 29.06 %   2002 Time series
# 166     Côte d'Ivoire: 29.01 %   2002 Time series
# 167     India: 28.38 %   2002 Time series
# 168     Turkey: 27.77 %   2002 Time series
# 169     Yemen: 27.37 %   2002 Time series
# 170     Tunisia: 26.23 %   2002 Time series
# 171     Pakistan: 25.91 %   2002 Time series
# 172     Sudan: 24.68 %   2002 Time series
# 173     Libya: 24.49 %   2002 Time series
# 174     Morocco: 24.04 %   2002 Time series
# 175     Jordan: 23.22 %   2002 Time series
# 176     Kuwait: 23.09 %   2002 Time series
# 177     Egypt: 22.35 %   2002 Time series
# 178     Bahrain: 18.2 %   2002 Time series
# 179     Saudi Arabia: 14.44 %   2002 Time series
# 180     Qatar: 14.32 %   2002 Time series
# 181     Oman: 13.65 %   2002 Time series
# 182     United Arab Emirates: 12.59 %   2002 Time series
Weighted average: 40.1 %  


DEFINITION: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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